// Get the source image's dimensions
BitmapFactory.Options options = new BitmapFactory.Options();
// This does not download the actual image, just downloads headers.
options.inJustDecodeBounds = true;
BitmapFactory.decodeFile(IMAGE_FILE_URL, options);
// The actual width of the image.
int srcWidth = options.outWidth;
// The actual height of the image.
int srcHeight = options.outHeight;
// Only scale if the source is bigger than the width of the destination view.
if(desiredWidth > srcWidth)
desiredWidth = srcWidth;
// Calculate the correct inSampleSize/scale value. This helps reduce memory use. It should be a power of 2.
int inSampleSize = 1;
while(srcWidth / 2 > desiredWidth){
srcWidth /= 2;
srcHeight /= 2;
inSampleSize *= 2;
}
float desiredScale = (float) desiredWidth / srcWidth;
// Decode with inSampleSize
options.inJustDecodeBounds = false;
options.inDither = false;
options.inSampleSize = inSampleSize;
options.inScaled = false;
// Ensures the image stays as a 32-bit ARGB_8888 image.
// This preserves image quality.
options.inPreferredConfig = Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888;
Bitmap sampledSrcBitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeFile(IMAGE_FILE_URL, options);
// Resize
Matrix matrix = new Matrix();
matrix.postScale(desiredScale, desiredScale);
Bitmap scaledBitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(sampledSrcBitmap, 0, 0,
sampledSrcBitmap.getWidth(), sampledSrcBitmap.getHeight(), matrix, true);
sampledSrcBitmap = null;
// Save
FileOutputStream out = new FileOutputStream(LOCAL_PATH_TO_STORE_IMAGE);
scaledBitmap.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.JPEG, 100, out);
scaledBitmap = null;